This study highlights the importance of incorporating greenways in city planning and addresses issues related to their acquisition. It documents what comprises greenways and why they are beneficial for the smart growth of a city. The research compares and evaluates methods of land acquisition by conducting a literature review and by analyzing the practices at the study site of the City of College Station, Texas. Combining the best-fit method with GIS modeling, a ranking system has been developed and used to identify likely greenway locations in College Station as a case study. Results indicate the validity and feasibility of this ranking system.

This study highlights the importance of incorporating greenways in city planning and addresses issues related to their acquisition. It documents what comprises greenways and why they are beneficial for the smart growth of a city. The research compares and evaluates methods of land acquisition by conducting a literature review and by analyzing the practices at the study site of the City of College Station, Texas. Combining the best-fit method with GIS modeling, a ranking system has been developed and used to identify likely greenway locations in College Station as a case study. Results indicate the validity and feasibility of this ranking system.

This thesis presents a brief history and series of definitions of greenways. Its to provide a framework of assessment for greenway management, based on v indicators that the layperson may use. The indicators are intended to enable developers, managers, and interested volunteers an opportunity to assess existing proposed greenways at all stages of development, and compare their actual use to their designed functionality. To this end, several sets of indicators that are based design are also presented, and analyzed within the framework of greenways. A final set of indicators customized to greenways is then described, and applied to three greenways, with a final assessment of the workability of the indicator set. / Department of Urban Planning

Thesis (M.L.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes special report study entitled: Movement, rhythm, landscape : analogy of pedestrian experience.

Thesis (M.L.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes special report study entitled: Landscape design for elderly.

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Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Leib, Florida State University, College of Social Sciences, Dept. of Geography. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed July 6, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 48 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 102 p. : ill. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-99).